News Release

Carrizo Advisory Committee Plans June Meeting

The Bureau of Land Management’s Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Committee will meet June 28 at the Carrisa Elementary School to discuss management planning for the monument.

The School is located approximately two miles northwest of Soda Lake Road on Highway 58. The public meeting will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a public comment period from 11 a.m. to noon. Lunch will be available for $8 or you may bring a sack lunch.

"At this meeting, monument staff will discuss proposed changes to the preliminary preferred alternative for the Carrizo Plain National Monument Resource Management Plan and the Environmental Impact Statement. Other issues in and around the monument also will be discussed," said Johna Hurl, BLM monument manager.

The nine-member committee advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of public land issues associated with the public land management in the Carrizo Plain National Monument in Central California. The public may present written or verbal comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and the time available, the time allotted for individual oral comments may be limited. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations should contact BLM as indicated below.